When adidas (we have to de-capitalize the "a," for that's proper branding) assumed the NHL's uniform rights two years ago – dragging the nightmare that is Fanatics along with it – we learned that teams would not have alternate sweaters for 2017-18.

It appears as though the third-jersey-less days for NHL clubs are coming to an end.

Of course, it's all about money. And a "new" jersey means more sales, more revenue, and so on.

Rumors have swirled for a while that alternate jerseys would indeed return for 2018-19, but now we have some additional smoke. Sharp-eyed Reddit user humanpizza has an image from this year's adidas catalog, which shows 19 NHL teams lined up for third jerseys this upcoming season.

We'll find out soon enough whether the Blue Jackets are bringing back their previous third jersey (seen in the header image) under adidas branding or going with an all-new design – but this is our strongest hint yet that another sweater is on its way.